What Is the Reliability of the Three Components Connected in Series

question 55

Multiple Choice

What is the reliability of the three components connected in series shown below?

• A) 0.799425
• B) 0.85000
• C) 0.91333
• D) 0.95000
• E) 2.79

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Definitions:

Probability Of Success

Refers to the chance that a given event will occur, often denoted in statistics by the symbol p.

Probability Of Failure

The probability that a system or component will not execute its designated purpose as expected.

Expected Value

A calculated average or mean of all possible outcomes of a random variable, considering the probabilities of each outcome.

Binomial Random Variable

A type of discrete random variable that arises in situations where an experiment or process is repeated a fixed number of times, with each trial having two possible outcomes (success or failure) and a constant probability of success.